KONE, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, announces its 5th annual social media competition “Name the KONE Reference” in Middle East and North Africa. The KONE team invites you to have a look at the videos posted on the social media pages, KONE Middle East and North Africa on Facebook and KONE_MENA on Instagram and identify the popular KONE Middle East references in those videos.

German-born tech entrepreneur Torben Friehe is the CEO of 1aim, a full-stack AI building platform that is helping businesses use and manage their commercial spaces more efficiently. Among other things, 1aim develops and produces access control systems which enable users to open doors with mobile phones. According to Friehe, 1aim is now in talks with commercial real estate developers across the region, with a particular eye on South Africa,"...

Apart from successfully raising US$121.2 million in June this year, our rights offer enabled us to introduce new strategic shareholders to the group,” commented CEO Bronwyn Corbett.

“Since a large portion of Grit’s shareholders are based in South Africa, and Grit is listed on the main board of the JSE, it is imperative that the Company abides by the principles of Black Economic"...

Qudwa Global Survey Reveals Emotional Soft Skills are More Important Success Factors than Hard Skills for Teachers of the Future

September 13, 2017

800 leading educators from 68 countries will convene at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi next month to discuss transformational, behavioural and technology trends in education under the theme of Teaching for Tomorrow.

Qudwa 2017, a Global Teachers’ forum, conducted a survey that uncovered key insights about the factors that will set teachers up for future success,"...

US-based KBR, a leader in hydrocarbon technologies, said that its global Government Services business, KBRwyle, has been awarded a $441 million contract for base operations support services by Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic.

KBRwyle will perform these services primarily at Naval Support Facility Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, as well as at Chabelley Air Field in Djibouti and Camp Simba in Manda Bay, Kenya.

Ghana's Kumasi City Mall, developed by leading South African property development and investment company Atterbury, has won the first ever Africa Property Investment (API) Award for retail real estate.

The awards, announced at the recent API Summit and Expo 2017 held in Sandton Central, recognise innovation and outstanding achievement.

The Strand Hotel was recently awarded the Best Hotel Development accolade in the 2017 Africa Property Investment (API) Awards.

The Hotel was praised for its innovative design and outstanding achievements in services. The awards were announced during the API Summit & Expo which took place at the Sandton Convention Centre last week.

A JAW-DROPPING South African-inspired mansion has sold before auction. The house at 151 Sir Bruce Small Blvd which featured on the cover of the Gold Coast Bulletin’s Real Estate glossy magazine on August 19 sold to a Gold Coast couple last week. Ray White Surfers Paradise agent Sherry Smith negotiated the sale but has not yet revealed the price. Homeowners Helen and Johan Planting built the six-bedroom house with the help of architect Shane Denman. Commanding the street the house has an extensive use of raw materials including timber, marble and stone. The couple who built their stunning family home five years ago said they bought the block of land and started from scratch. “The design took about six months,” she said. “We didn’t have Pinterest or much online inspiration at the time, it......